Case of the Week 543

This week we are featuring our monthly case from Idzi Potters and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp.The patient is a 15 year old boy returning from swimming camp, who presents with several-day history of profuse watery diarrhea. A stool specimen was submitted for parasite examination, and multiple small (3-6 µm), round structures were identified. The following photos are taken after:1. Negative fuchsine staining according to Heine (brightfield microscopy)2. Negative fuchsine staining according to Heine (phase-contrast microscopy)3. Ziehl-Neelsen staining ( “cold” modified technique)Identification?
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